Luckily it did not fall on the tracks.
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An unusual accident occurred when an 11-year-old boy fell through an open grating of the New York City Subway on a Brooklyn playground, police sources said.
The younger fell about 10 feet (3 meters) at the Metro emergency exit located at Rudd Playground in Bushwick. The grille was open by mistake and the boy landed at the Bushwick Avenue-Aberdeen Street train station on the L line yesterday shortly after 5 pm.
Traffic sources said the child plummeted to a ventilation landing and not onto the tracks of the train. He was taken to Kings County Hospital and miraculously he only had minor injuries.
A city park employee said the grate in question is generally protected from public access around and above, but the recently installed fence was smashed and taken off.
After the incident, the MTA made their way to the fence and the Parks Department re-secured it, closing it to the public once again. The MTA said the incident is under investigation, reported NBC News.
“Our thoughts are with the boy and his family,” said MTA spokesman Andrei Berman, quoted by New York Post. “We have sent a team to investigate what happened and make sure the site is safe and secure. The safety of New Yorkers is always our top priority. “
An 11-year-old boy fell through an open subway grate while playing at a Brooklyn playground Wednesday evening, police saidhttps://t.co/3zuHPHYaIr
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) May 20, 2021
An 11-year-old boy fell through an emergency subway grate at a Brooklyn playground.
“He was sitting on the edge, swinging his legs, and he just slipped off.” https://t.co/XYXObyVfFd
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 20, 2021
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